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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2003
Edward A. Burton, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Paul Madland, Beaverton, OR (US);
Edward A. Burton, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Paul Madland, Beaverton, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a substrate, a target timing circuit, a leakage timing circuit, and a control unit. The target timing circuit and the leakage timing circuits are formed on the substrate. The target timing circuit has a target timing circuit frequency related to a target frequency. The leakage timing circuit has a leakage timing circuit frequency related to a leakage current. The control unit maintains a substantially constant ratio between the target timing circuit frequency and the leakage timing circuit frequency. A method includes generating a first signal related to a target circuit frequency, generating a second signal related to a leakage current, and adjusting a control signal applied to a substrate to maintain a substantially constant frequency ratio between a first signal and the second signal.